Wool-bagging machine



(No Model.)

J. BRANDY. WooL BAGGING MACHINE.

Patented Nov. `28, 1897.

v NITED STATES JAMES BRANDY, OE TRINIDAD, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OFTHREE-FOURTHS TO GEORGE M. FORBES, OE LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, COLORADO.

WOOL-BAGGING MACHiNE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 594,321, dated November23,1897. Application filed January 2,2, A1397. i Serial No. 620,282. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern: l

Be it known that l, JAMES BRANDY, a citizen ofthe-United St-ates,residing at Trinidad, in the county of Las Animas and' State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements. inVool-Bagging Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame,y reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention is a machine for filling bags with wool or othersubstances; and it consists in certain novel features hereinafterdescribed aud claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of a machineembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same, and Fig.3 is a detail perspective View of the shifting-rods.

In carrying out my invention I Aemploy a suitable frame consisting` ofthe post-s A and the cross bars or beams B C, the bar B being secured toand between the upper ends of the posts and the bar C extending betweenthe posts a short distance below the upper ends thereof. Mounted insuitable bearings on the posts is a driving-shaft D, which is providedlat one end with a balance-wheel E and at its opposite end with the fastpulley E and the loose pulleys G H. Belts I J pass around these pulleysand are driven in reverse directions by any convenient motor. Near thebalance-wheel the driving-shaft carries a pinion K, which meshes with agearwheel L on the end of a counter-shaft M, which is arranged above thedriving-shaft and journaled in suitable bearings on the posts Aand ashort vertical brace N, extending between the beams B C, which isemployed .for the purpose of giving greater rigidity to the shaft. Atits center this counter-shaft is provided with a pinion O, which mesheswith a rack-bar I), mounted vertically in bearings on the beams B C andadapted to slide in said bearings. This rack-bar carries at its lowerend a plunger Q, having a convex lower surface, and its upper endprojects above the frame, as clearly shown. On the upper side of theplunger is a bracket R, `having its outer side S inclined upward and-inwardand adapted, when the plunger rises,

to impinge against the inner end of a shifting-rod T, which ismounted'horizontally on the frame and has the arms U secured at and nearits outer end, adapted to engage the belt J, so that as the rodisoperated the said 6o belt will be shifted or transferred from the fastpulley F to the loose pulley H, or vice versa. The shifting-rod is alsoprovided with a lever-handle V, the purpose of which willv be more fullyset forth hereinafter, and at an intermediate point of its length it isbent rearward,presenting the shoulder W, adapt-ed to strike the outerend of an upper shiftingfrod (presently described) when moved inward, soas to cause a simultaneous move- 7o ment of both rods. Above theshifting-rod T is a second belt-shifting rod X, having a lever-handle Yat its inner end and provided at its outer end with the arm Z, adaptedto engage the belt I and shift the same from the .fast pulley E to theloose pulley G, or vice versa. On the upper side of the plunger, at

a point opposite the bracket R, I secure a wear-plate ct, which as theplunger ascends comes into contact with the lower end 'of a 8o rod b,mounted vertically on the frame and having its upper end looselyconnected with the inner end of a horizontally-disposed lever e, whichis provided with a brake-shoe d at its outer end, adapted to bear uponthe balance-wheel.

The operation of the machine will, it is thought, be readily understood.The bag to be filled is supported by any convenient bagholder below theplunger, with its mouth dis- 9o tended. The wool or other substance isfed into the bag by hand or, if the space permits and the quantity ofmaterial handled warrants, by automatic feeding machinery, after whichthe upper shifting-rod is thrown outward, so as to throw the belt I ontothe pulley F and thereby impart the motion of the said belt to thepulley and the driving-shaft, from which it is transmitted through thegearing shown and hereinbefore described to roo the counter-shaft. Thecentral pinion on the counter-shaft is thus set in motion and acts onthe rack-bar, so as to force the same and the plunger downward, therebypacking the wool or other material in the bag, the convex form of theplunger causing it to act irst on the central or thickest portion oi`the material. The plunger having descended to the proper point tosufficiently compress the material the lower shifting-rod is throwninward by the lever V, thereby shifting the belt I from the fast pulleyand the belt J onto the same, and consequently reversing the motion ofthe machine, so that the plunger will be raised. As the plungerapproaches the upper limit of its movement the bracket on its upper sideimpinges against the inner end of the lower shifting-rod, so that thecontinued upward movement of the plunger will force said rod outward,causing it to shift the belt onto the loose pulley and insuring theautomatic stopping of the machine. At the same time that the bracketbegins to act on the shifting-rod the wear-plate on the plunger strikesthe lower end of the rod h and forces the same upward, causing thebrake-lever to swing on its fulcrum and apply the brake shoe to thebalance-wheel, so that the stopping of the machine will be accomplishedwithout any jarring. Another supply of the material is now fed into thebag and the operation just described is repeated until the bag iscompletely lled.

It will be readily Seen from the foregoing description, taken inconnection with the ac companying drawings, that I have provided amachine of avery simple construction by the use of which wool or otherexpansive substances may be eiectually and rapidly packed in bags. Theautomatic stopping` of the machine at the upper limit of the plungersstroke permits the operator to give his attention to the preparation ofthe next quantity of material for the bag and also prevents damage tothe machine by the plunger striking against the frame. The arrangementof shifting-rods and oppositely-moving belts relieves the operator ofalmost all manual labor in handling the machine, it being only necessaryfor him to throw the upper shifting rod outward to start the machine andto throw the lower shifting-rod inward when the plunger has descended inorder to reverse the motion.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination of the frame, the vertically-movable rack-bar andplunger mounted thereon, a driving-shaft mounted on the frame andprovided with a balance-wheel at one end, gearing between saiddriving-shaft and the rack-bar, means for rotating the driving-shaft, abrake-lever fulcrumed on the frame, a brake-shoe at the outer end of thebrake-lever adapted to bear on the balance-wheel, and a rod dependingfreely from the inner end of the brake-lever and having its lower end inthe path of and adapted to be struck by the rising plunger.

2. The combination of the frame, a drivingshaft mounted thereon andhaving fast and loose pulleys at its end, a plunger driven by said shaftand having an inwardly-inclined bracket on its upper side, ashifting-rod mounted on the frame and having its outer end adapted tomove the driving-belt and its inner end arranged in the path of saidbracket.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J AMES BRANDY. lVitnesses:

JULrUs CHALDEEN GUNTER, EDMUND JAMES HULING.

